Method for operating an infotainment system of a motor vehicle, and infotainment system for motor vehicle

Abstract

A method for operating an infotainment system of a motor vehicle in which at least one data set stored on at least one mobile terminal is transmitted wirelessly to the infotainment system and received by the infotainment system as soon as a swipe gesture has been detected on the mobile terminal wherein the at least one data set is stored first in a buffer memory of the infotainment system and only then transmitted to a further memory of the infotainment system and then processed by means of the infotainment system when a predetermined confirmation action has been detected on-board. The invention also relates to an infotainment system for a motor vehicle.

The invention claimed is: 
     
       1. A method for operating an infotainment system of a motor vehicle in which a data set stored on a mobile terminal is transmitted wirelessly to the infotainment system and received by the infotainment system when a swipe gesture has been detected on the mobile terminal, the method comprising:
 storing the data set in a buffer memory of the infotainment system; 
 based on detecting a predetermined confirmation action on-board, transmitting the data set from the buffer memory to a further memory of the infotainment system and processing the data set using the infotainment system; 
 selecting a display device of the infotainment system in response to a determined direction of movement of a gesture detected as the predetermined confirmation action; and 
 displaying the data set using the display device, 
 wherein data sets in the buffer memory are deleted automatically when all vehicle occupants have left the motor vehicle and a predetermined time has elapsed. 
 
     
     
       2. The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the mobile terminal is automatically connected wirelessly to the infotainment system when the mobile terminal is within a predetermined range of the motor vehicle. 
     
     
       3. The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the predetermined confirmation action is at least one of a predetermined voice command or actuation of at least one predetermined control element on-board. 
     
     
       4. The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 based on detecting that a driver of the motor vehicle has performed the predetermined confirmation action, transmitting the data sets, which relate to predefined applications of the infotainment system, to the further memory and processing the data sets using the infotainment system. 
 
     
     
       5. The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 wirelessly transmitting a data set stored on a further mobile terminal to the infotainment system when a swipe gesture performed on the further mobile terminal has been detected. 
 
     
     
       6. The method according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the data sets in the buffer memory are grouped chronologically according, to their input into the buffer memory and/or according to respective applications of the infotainment system, and 
 the predetermined confirmation action refers to selected data sets from the data sets. 
 
     
     
       7. The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the data sets in the buffer memory are displayed by the display device as long as the data sets are in the buffer memory. 
     
     
       8. An infotainment system for a motor vehicle that is configured to receive a data set, stored on a mobile terminal, that is wirelessly transmitted from the mobile terminal when a swipe gesture carried out on the mobile terminal has been detected, the infotainment system comprising:
 a buffer memory configured to store the data set; 
 a further memory configured to store the data set transmitted from the buffer memory based on a predetermined confirmation action being detected on-board; and 
 a display device configured to display the data set, the display device being selected to display the data set in response to a determined direction of movement of a gesture detected as the predetermined confirmation action, 
 wherein data sets in the buffer memory are deleted automatically when all vehicle occupants have left the motor vehicle and a predetermined time has elapsed. 
 
     
     
       9. The infotainment system according to  claim 8 , wherein the mobile terminal is automatically connected wirelessly to the infotainment system when the mobile terminal is within a predetermined range of the motor vehicle. 
     
     
       10. The infotainment system according to  claim 8 , wherein the predetermined confirmation action is at least one of a predetermined voice command or actuation of at least one predetermined control element on-board. 
     
     
       11. The infotainment system according to  claim 8 , wherein:
 the data sets in the buffer memory are grouped chronologically according to their input into the buffer memory and/or according to respective applications of the infotainment system, and 
 the predetermined confirmation action refers to selected data sets from the data sets. 
 
     
     
       12. The infotainment system according to  claim 8 , wherein the data sets in the buffer memory are displayed by the display device as long as the data sets are in the buffer memory.